Hannibal is greeted with a strong, friendly handshake.

"Gilbert Bielschmidt. Doctor, huh? That's probably a rarity around here. Sorry I couldn't bring something, y'know, more party-like, but the store isn't always too well-stocked. But I also didn't know what kinda party this was gonna be. I'm pretty impressed anyone could manage a nice set-up in a place like this. You do all this yourself?"